3 Education Month Events

2—THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, October 8, 1948

Planned by Women's Auxiliary $10,000 Already
Of (]HS, Alumni, Teachers, PTO Pledged in Labor
Three major events have been of the various Parent-Teacher
arranged by affiliated organiza- organizations of the Hebrew Zionist Campaign
Schools and representatives of

tions of the United Hebrew
Schools to mark the current 22nd
annual observance of Hebrew
Education Month.
The first in the series of pro-
grams intended to advance the
cause of Jewish learning and to
encourage larger enrollment of
pupils in the schools has been ar-
ranged by the Women's Auxiliary
of the schools.
Women's Affair Oct. 27
Mrs. Louis Gelfand, president
of the Women's Auxiliary, an-
nounced that at a meeting held
on Sept. 29, at the Rose Sittig
Cohen Bldg., it was decided to
dedicate the special event—the
first of the current year—on Wed-
nesday, Oct. 27, in the auditorium
of the Rose Sittig Cohen Bldg.,
to Education Month. The theme
of the program will be "The In-
tegration of Secular and Religious
Education of the Jewish Child,"
Theodore Baruch of the Wayne
University faculty will deal with
the secular aspect and Rabbi
Moses Lehrman of Congregation
Bnai David with the Jewish
angle. Mrs. Albert Elazar is pro-
gram chairman.
Alumni Event Oct. 28
The schools' Alumni Associa-
tion, whose president is Allan L.
Weston, will sponsor a public
meeting on Thursday evening,
Oct. 28, at Northwest Hebrew
Congregation. Dr. Samuel M.
Blumenfeld, dean of the College
of Jewish Studies of Chicago,
will speak on the central theme
for this gathering: "Jewish Edu-
cation for Today."
The executive committee of the
Alumni Association in charge of
these arrangements consists of
Ruben Isaacs and Max Chomsky.
Other officers are: Arthur Migdal,
vice-president; Esther Charnas,
recording secretary; Bessie Kra-
mer Berris, corresponding secre-
tary; Herbert Fortgang, treasurer.
Brunch on Oct. 31
At a meeting of the members

the Hebrew Teachers Organiza-
tion, detailed plans were formu-
lated for the brunch to be spon-
sored cooperatively by these two
groups in connection with Edu-
cation Month, on Sunday, Oct
31, at - 10:30 a. m., in the audi-
torium of the Rose Sittig Cohen
Building.
The theme for this brunch
will be "The Impact of Israel
Upon Jewish Education in the
United States." The meeting will
be opened by S. Kasdan. The
chairman of the discussion will
be Bernard Isaacs, superinten-
dent of schools.
The following will deliver ad-
dresses: Albert Elazar, associate
superintendent of schools; Jos-
eph Haggi, who will extend greet-
ings in Hebrew; Rabbi A. M.
Hershman and Mrs. Joseph H.
Ehrlich, general chairman of the
22nd annual Education Month.
The Parent-Teachers Organiza-
tion will be represented by Mrs.
H. Gerenraich.
The following are at work in
connection with arrangements
for brunch: Arrangement com-
mittee, S. Kasdan, chairman, as-
sisted by Mesdames Ida Katz,
Ann Kraft, Z. Miller, H. Thav
and M. Ellis; program commit-
tee, S. Kasdan, N. Ruttenberg, M.
Michlin and Mrs. S. Leach.
The United Hebrew Schools'
annual membership drive now
is in progress. An appeal for
membership enrollment has
been issued by Abe Kasle, presi-
dent; Harry Cohen, chairman
of the scholarship committee;
Samuel Schwartz, Joseph Block,
Charles Robinson and Ira G.
Kaufman, membership enroll-
ment committee. ,
Applicants for membership in
the schools are asked to call the
main UHS office, in the Rose
Sittig Cohen Bldg., TO. 8-0063.

With almost $10,000 subscribed
in pre-campaign solicitation,
Morris Lieberman, chairman of
the Detroit Labor Zionist Central
Committee and general campaign
chairman, announces that De 7
troit's . Federated Campaign for
$50,000, to help support national
and local Labor Zionist. institu-
tions and projects, is well under
way.
The federated drive, conducted
among members and friends of
the Labor Zionist Organization,
the Jewish National Workers Al-
liance, Pioneer Women's Organi-
zation and Habonim will elimi-
nate independent drives and so-
licitation for important Labor
Zionist activities and make pos-
sible better planning of their
program, according to Lieberman.
Regular agencies included in
the driVe are: Detroit's Labor
Zionist Schools; Habonim Youth;
Habonim Leaders' Institute; Jew-
ish Frontier Magazine; Yiddish
Kempfer; Jewish Teachers Sem-
inary, and Labor Zionist Expan-
sion Funds.
A special allocation to help
meet expenditures in connection
with the recent Habonim acci-
dent already has been made, ac-
cording to . Bernard Milinsky,
campaign treasurer.
Other campaign officers in-
clude: Harry Schumer and Mor-
ris L. SChaver, special gifts chair-
men; David Silver, Norman
Drachler, Dr. Saul Stein, Mrs. A.
Michlin, A. Kaminker, vice chair-
men; Sidney Shevitz, financial
secretary, and Maxwell Lowe,
recording secretary.

UHS Registration
Now in Progress

Glasser Sees End to DP Camps in '49,
Defines Israeli Fund-Raising Needs

'Emigration of European Jews for the welfare of the country,
has proceeded at so accelerated as well as for the Jews of Europe.
"A good basis already has been
a rate since the beginning of 1947
that prospects are excellent for laid in industry," he added, "and
the closing of the DP camps by every businessman is planning
on expansion, which the Israelis
the end of 1949.
want accomplished on a business
This has been the most sig-
n i f i c a n t recent development like basis, not through philan-
among Jews overseas, according thropy."
to Harold Glasser, director of
Philanthropy Still Urgent
the Institute for Overseas Studies
Because so many Jewish re-
of the Council of Federations and
sources have gone' into the de-
Welfare Funds, who was guest
fense of Israel, some of the gov-
speaker at the opening meeting
ernment functions have had to
of the Detroit Service Group be supported by philanthropy,
board of directors.
Glasser said, pointing out that
Despite the rapid emigration, free education to the age of 14
which now includes passage of is now compulsory and that the
12,000 Jews monthly to Israel and support of such education will
1,000 monthly to countries other require a subvention.
than the United States, the finan-
.Outlining problems which con-
cial burden on the Joint Distri- cern American Jews in regard
bution Committee, major Jewish to Israel, Glasser emphasized
relief agency in Europe, remains particularly that the multiplicity
tremendous, Glasser said, because of fund-raising efforts for Israel
of the cost of providing trans- makes it imperative for each con-
portation from Europe to Israel. tributor to recognize that money
The JDC is supported in Detroit should be spent in Israel accord-
through the Allied Jewish Cam- ing to the need in that country
paign.
and not according to the appeal
Should Have ma Support
a special cause might have in this
"This is an expense which country.
should rightfully be borne by
the International Relief Organi-
zation, under the sponsorship of
the United Nations," he empha-
sized, "but in a purely. political
decision, resulting largely from
British pressure, the IRO has to
date refused to take this respon-
sibility. Efforts are being made
to secure a reversal of this de-
cision."
Ben L. Silberstein, chairman
of the DSG board, presided at
the meeting where board mem-
bers voted changes in DSG by-
laws to -provide for bi-ennial in-
stead of annual elections, and
divisional collection committees
to implement decisions of the
over-all collection committee.
Butzel's Post Unfilled
Approving a resolution pre-
sented by Gus Newman, chair-
man of the executive committee,
MAURICE A. ENGGASS (left),
it was agreed that the name of
the late Fred M. Butzel shall be chairman of the collection Com-
left on the board until his term mittee of the Detroit Service
would have expired and that the Group, reports at the DSG
vacancy created by his death board's opening meeting. HAR-
shall therefore not be filled.
OLD GLASSER, director of the
Glasser, who returned last
week from Israel, reported that Institute for Overseas Studies of
an acute shortage of labor makes the CJFWF, speaker at the meet-
immigration to Israel important ing, is at right.

Registration is now in progress
in all the branches of the United
Hebrew Schools. Parents are
urged not to delay registering
their children.
"Registration of new pupils will
be marked by the opening of new
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
classes and engagement of new
A Suppressed Story—About Israel and the Red Cross
teachers, and it •is, therefore, ur-
George Seldes' "In Fact" recently revealed some shocking facts gent that we know in advance
regarding a "suppressed story" b- - Ruth Gruber of the New York
Herald Tribune. Serious charges are made against the Red Cross in how many new classes will be
opened this semester," Bernard
the following "In Fact" item:
Isaacs, superintendent of the
The New York Herald-Tribune Sept. 3 suppressed a dis-
patch from its correspondent in Palestine, Ruth Gruber, who
schools, stated.
reported that Red Cross officials had been accused by a U. S.
By BORIS SMOLAR
Branches of the United He-
Congressman of "ineffectiveness or complicity with the Arabs"
(Copyright. 1948, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
brew Schools are located in many
in destroying neutrality in the Holy City. The dispatch, sent
parts of the city.
from Jerusalem Sept, 2, was not used, but two days later a
For information call the main The Political Pot
brief Associated Pr - - item dealing with one phase of her sup-
Watch for President Truman's statement on Palestine in the
office, Lawton and Tyler, TO.
pressed story was printed. The suppressed dispatch quoted
middle of October . . . He will make this statement in New York
Rep. Andrew L. Somers (D., N.Y.) as declaring: "I am outraged
8-0063.
and will openly commit himself to de jure recognition of Israel —
that the Red Cross organization, which for years has been
It seems that Truman was not consulted by Secretary of State
neutral and respected by every nation in the world, has pros-
Marshall on the latter's announcement that the United States fully
tituted itself to become an ally on one side of this war. I have
backs Bernadotte's recommendations on Palestine . . . All indications
learned that in supposedly neutral Government House, under •
point to the fact that during the last weeks the State Department has
Red • -oss supervision, '' I Red Cross has permitted Arabs to
"isolated" Truman from the Palestine issue . . . State Department
enter the grounds constantly. When Jewish soldiers who were
officials on the lower level are still discussing Palestine with repre-
wounded in battle recently while trying to evacuate 60 Jewish
sentatives of Jewish groups . . . Not so Acting Secretary Lovett .
children from the Agricultural School, crawled to Government
Former Judge William Fried- Now that the Palestine question will not come up before the UN
House for Red Cross aid, they were taken prisoner of war by the
man will be honored by Detroit's Political Committee in Paris for at least a month, the entire issue
Arabs right under the noses of the Red Cross in this ueutral
area. And the most grotesque and shocking thine, of all was that
most prominent leaders at a din- may assume a new turn .. . It all depends on the atmosphere at the
UN after the Political Committee discusses the question of control
in this area where the Red Cross was to "maintain the traditions
ner this Saturday night at the of atomic energy and the Soviet proposal for a world-wide reduction
of humanity and succor, they turned over two unarmed Jewish
Franklin Hills Country Club, on in armaments . . Whatever the outcome of the fight on major issues
soldiers to the Arabs, who decapitated them."
The shock is all the greater when we realize that people like the occasion of his recent elec- between the USSR and the democratic powers at the United Nations,
Israel will continue to place its trust in the United Nations . . . This
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt have been misled into believing gro- tion as 33rd Degree Mason.
Practically all members of the will be true even if the Soviets should step out of the world family
tesque stories whose origin apparently is the British propaganda
mill. It is no wonder "lat the New York Star, charging that it was judiciary, leading state, city and of nations . . . The Israeli Government realizes that the UN is the
Harold Becley of the British Foreign Office who no doubt "drafted national officials and outstanding "father" of the Jewish State, notwithstanding the fact that present
the hypocritical British approval of the Bernadotte plan, a plan Jewish leaders have joined in British-American policy at the General Assembly tends to curtail the
territorial and economic achievements of Israel . . On the other
which was summarily rejected by Bevin only a short while ago,"
arranging this testimonial dinner. hand, the Arab delegations now hope that the greater the East-West
makes this assertion:
tension grows, the greater will be the concessions which the demo-
"Mr. Bevin's late endorsement of Count Bernadotte's plan
cratic powers will be ready to make to the Arab world, in order to
is part and parcel of Bevin's determination that the Jews will
Hospital
Association
strengthen their strategic position in Arab countries.
`pay' "or not playing Mr. Bevin's game—a game unworthy of
the British people, upon whose high credit for fairness and
Asks Inclusion in City
decency he is now borrowing so heavily . . . The so-called
Jewish Affairs
Bernadotte plan is one which, contrary to Mr. Bevin, would
Medical Facility Drive
The next General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federa-
only result in further bloodshed, and further division of what
tions and Welfare Funds to be held in Philadelphia in the middle of
(contrary to his former practice) he now so generously calls
Contributors to the Jewish January will be one of the most important Jewish gatherings since
`The two 7emitic peoples'."
Hospital
of Detroit were this the relationship between fund-raising organizations and the Federa-
"as
he
promised
Three things are demanded of the President
tions will be discussed . . . Harold Glasser, director of the Institute
week
urged
to pay any balances on Overseas Studies of the Council of Jewish Federations and Wel-
to do by the Star:
"1. Recognize the de jure (legal) status of Israel. 2. Help
on their pledges as the Jewish fare Funds, suggests that instead of the International Refugee Organ-
process an American loan of $100,000,000 to Israel, and: 3.
Hospital Association continued ization supplementing the work of voluntary Jewish relief agencies
Insist that Israel be admitted to the United Nations—so far as
negotiations with the Greater in the DP camps, the reverse should be the case . . . There is no
we are concerned—without conditions."
Detroit Hospital Fund for the reason, he says, why the I.R.O. should have wound up the fiscal year
These are the three demands that should be made of the Presi-
1947-48 with an approximate $20-30 million surplus .. A total of
dent by all who communicate with him in Israel's behalf, and the inclusion of the Jewish institu- about $120 million was available to the I.R.O. for that year . . . In
important point that must be str"ssed is that the minimum de- tion in a city-wide drive for the light of the facts which he secured during a recent study in the
mands should be fulfilled "without conditions." In his address to additional medical facilities.
camps for displaced Jews, Glasser made a number of interesting
the UN General Assembly, Secretary of State George C. Marshall
The statement also announced recommendations . . . They provide: 1. That the Jewish overseas
hinted that only the adoption of the Bernadotte report in its entirety that a financial plan to meet in- agencies immediately formulate a program for obtaining much
will make possible the granting of the requested rights to Israel. creased costs of construction is
from the I.R.O. for the care, maintenance and reset-
Why were not the pledges made in the past fulfilled before there being prepared for all contribu- larger support
tlement of the displaced Jews . . . 2. That the Jewish agencies in the
was a Bevin-made Bernadotte :eport? What assurances have we
U. S. parallel these efforts by urging the State Department to bring
that, after "we accept the unacceptable Marshall-Bevin conditions, tors.
"Meanwhile," the statement by pressure on the I.R.O. for the same end . . . 3. That Congress and
there won't be further dilly-dallying and more demands for con-
Max Osnos, president of the Jew- the executive departments be urged to make appropriations to the
cessions by Israel?
projects in Israel ... 4. That the
There has been so much beating around the bush that we can ish Hospital Association, said, I.R.O. to finance resettlement
the U. S. Army,
not continue to accept as valid the proposals of those who are "our status as partners in the Israeli Government in cooperation with the I.R.O.,
attempting to force down Israel's throat an impossible plan. Per- city-wide plan will be enhanced the DP organizations, and the Jewish voluntary agencies, formulate
haps David Ben-Gurion, Israel's Prime Minister, is right after all, by a showing of the amount of .a program for closing the DP camps . . . This program shall be
of
in assening at Tel Aviv that "Our front is not in Paris. It is here— money we already have in hand." coordinated with the economic needs and absorptive capacities
Israel and should be financed by the I.R.O.
between Ramie and Midya."

Purely Commentary

Between You and Me

Honor Friedman at
Banquet Saturday

